city's urban areas. can you imagine seeing that? officials are aware of the increase in sightings and plan to keep a close eye on that situation. i hope so. >>> finally, a little bit of hollywood history is going on the auction block. it's the famed one worn by judy garland in the "wizard of oz." it's expected to fetch over a million dollars. the winning winner will win the only winning gingham dress used in the film. >>> bill karins is here. he has your weather forecast for you. >> made me think of how many times that dress has been used for a halloween costume. >> i still am traumatized. >> that's what i should show up for halloween as, a flying monkey with the music in the background. >> i won't speak to you if that's the case. >> well, good morning, everyone. i think we've all gotten a taste of the cold air by now. if you're in the northern plains, it's another little brisk morning. another large storm is swirling along the border of minnesota, up there in canada. also another storm lingering off the eastern sea boards. we don't have another stormy morning this morning. you will d

through great lakes. we're in the 40 this is the big cities in the mid-atlantic in. the suburbs in the upper 30s to low 40s. thankfully we don't have many rainy spots out there. just one area of rain in northern portions of mississippi. some of the heavier showers throughout this morning, but overall moving pretty quickly into areas of southern tennessee as we go throughout the morning. so your forecast today, after the chilly morning, it's a nice afternoon from denver to chicago. the only problem down there in florida, we'll continue with some showers and storms. that's a look at your national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. one area, the area of rain i was just mentioning there in mississippi, it will quickly be moving across the weather map today. eventually it will bring a chance of some clouds and showers to areas in virginia, even north carolina and possibly even washington, d.c. no big warm-up in sight. looks like this chillier weather pattern is here to stay for at least the next week. >> so is it win thor? >> -- winter? >> no, that's a whole

expensive this winter. >>> according to forbes, columbus, ohio, is the best u.s. city for working moms followed by new orleans, hartford, cincinnati and providence. >>> it is the end of an era for coca-cola. remember these? the last, iconic, 6 1/2-ounce returnable glass bottles rolled off the production line minnesota on tuesday. >>> and finally, a cheesy publicity stunt could earn someone a lot of dough. pizza hut is offering free pizza for life or over $15,000 to anyone willing to stand up and ask either candidate at next week's presidential debate if they prefer sausage or pepperoni on their pie. >>> well, coming up, a damning report on cycling legend lance armstrong and doping. the a's survive to fight another day. plus, one yankee slugger puts on his hero hat twice in one game. your sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> and the dry weather pattern in the northwest is coming to an end. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. in sports, first to the bronx. yankee manager joe girardi made a gutsy call, pinch hitting raul ibanez for alex ro